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KeyStudio 49i User Guide
Introduction
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Congratulations on your purchase of M-Audio KeyStudio 49i: a 49-key full-size, velocity sensitive USB keyboard, digital piano, audio
interface, and software package, designed for easy integration with your PC or Macintosh computer. KeyStudio 49i is ideal for a
multitude of music creation applications.
KeyStudio 49i is a USB keyboard controller and standalone digital piano. It contains Octave shift buttons, Modulation and Pitch
Bend wheels, and a Piano Volume knob, all of which can be re-assigned to control different MIDI functions. KeyStudio 49i is also a
computer audio interface featuring XLR microphone, 1/4” instrument, and RCA inputs, as well as two 1/4” outputs.
KeyStudio 49i functions as a class-compliant device. This means your computer will recognize the keyboard without the need
to install additional drivers. This gives immediate access to all audio inputs and outputs as well as to the built-in MIDI interface.
However, as you become more familiar with KeyStudio 49i, you may wish to take advantage of this product’s additional professional
features by installing the KeyStudio 49i drivers.
Installing these drivers in Windows improves audio performance by reducing the time it takes for MIDI input (when using software
synthesizers) or audio input signals to appear as audio at your computer’s outputs. In Windows, additional benefits from driver
installation include: using your new keyboard with more than one application at the same time (multi-client), sending large SysEx
messages, or using your KeyStudio 49i with Pro Tools M-Powered recording software or the included GM Module software.
On a Macintosh computer, installing the M-Audio drivers enables you to use your KeyStudio 49i with Pro Tools M-Powered recording
software.
Information on driver installation can be found in the “Connecting KeyStudio 49i to a Computer” chapter of this User Guide.
About this User Guide
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This User Guide covers setup and operation of the KeyStudio 49i USB keyboard, use of the M-Audio GM Module software, and
basic MIDI software setup. KeyStudio comes bundled with recording software, but it can also be used with many third-party music
programs. See your software’s documentation for more information on this.